CACHE QCF Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce

Who is the course for?

The Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young Peoples Workforce is for learners who are already working in the Children’s Workforce. The Diploma will guide and assess development of knowledge and skills relating to Early Learning and Childcare workforces.

Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young Peoples Workforce:

• covers the age range from birth to 19 years
• has a minimum credit value of 65 credits
• requires employment in the real work environment

(minimum 10 hours per week in a real work environment or 16 hours for the apprenticeship)

You must have a current, CRB certificate, have employment in a real work environment for a minimum of 10 hours per week and have completed a relevant level 2 qualification. You must also have good levels of literacy and numeracy.

What are the benefits to the employee?

Employees will benefit from:

• A clearer understanding of their responsibility within the organisation
• The opportunity to develop new skills
• The recognition of existing skills

What is included in the course?

There are a range of topics that you will cover on the qualification these include:

• Promote communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Understand child and young person development
• Promote child and young person development
• Understand how to safeguard the well being of children and young people
• Support children and young people’s health and safety
• Develop positive relationships with children, young people and others involved in their care
• Working together for the benefit of children and young people
• Understand how to support positive outcomes for children and young people
• Context and principles for early years provision
• Promote learning and development in the early years
• Promote children’s welfare and well being in the early years
• Professional practice in early years settings
• Support children’s speech, language and communication

How will I be assessed?

You are assessed by producing a portfolio of evidence that supports your ability and competence to work with children and young people. Each learner will be assigned an experienced, qualified assessor to assess competency in the real work environment using methods of direct observation, verbal questioning, case studies and workbooks.

What will I get at the end of the course?

QCF – Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young Peoples Workforce.

On completion of this qualification learners can progress to various job roles, dependent on their chosen pathway. The following list is not exhaustive, but indicative of the opportunities available:

Early Learning and Childcare:

This pathway is appropriate for all practitioners working in settings delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Specific job roles may include:

• playgroups workers
• children’s centres staff
• personnel in day nurseries, nursery schools and nursery or reception classes in primary schools
• registered childminders and nannies

How much does it cost?

Fees are subject to funding depending on the eligibility criteria of the individual learner.

Where will the training be delivered?

At the candidate’s workplace and at Blackburn College.

The course is covered in a series of workshops where the underpinning knowledge evidence needed for the various units is covered. These workshops take place on a rolling programme and are available at different times throughout the year. The course can take between 10 – 12 months to complete. To achieve the qualification learners will need to spend some time in personal study as well as the time spent with their course advisor, tutor or Assessor. This is known as ‘learning time’.

To find out more…

Contact The Training People at Blackburn College on 01254 292500 or email us

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